                              VistaVue v3.0
                           Multi-Media Viewer
        Copyright (c) 1995 by FAXTASTIC (SM) All Rights Reserved

                      (SWREG # 5626  $29.00 U.S.)
                  American Express, MasterCard, VISA

   Non-Crippled Shareware, requires Windows 3.1x or Windows 95,
   VBRUN300.DLL and at least a 486 to run.

Installation Instructions:

	1. Run vuesetup.exe from within windows 
	   (Vuesetup.exe is a self extracting windows executable)

	2. Make sure that VBRUN300.DLL is in your Windows\System directory

    Note: vuesetup.exe is also a Pkzip compatible file.
	- to view the file type: pkzip -v vuesetup.exe
	- to extract a file, type: pkunzip vuesetup.exe filename


Enclosed File Information:

  - Enhancement Revison history 
  - Bug Fixes History
  - Detailed listing of files & locations 
  - Detailed description of the Vistavue INI file  (VISTA.INI)


The Tiff(tm) and/or Gif compression/decompression capability included in this
software is licensed under U.S. Patent No. 4,558,302 and foreign counterparts.


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                          VistaVue Enhancement History
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VistaVue 3.0

- Added TWAIN Compliant Image Acquisition with:
  * Crop, Enhance and Adjust Luminace, Undo and Restore Orignal controls
- Added Multi-Media MCI Player (Sound & Video)
  * Supports Drag & Drop
  * Includes a 25 file Media Filer for MCI File Store and Play
  * Supports File Association
- Increased the trial period from 15 to 30 days
- Added Image Crop to the Edit Menu
- Added International Language support for Installation Program


VistaVue 2.2

- Added support for printing all pages of a Multi DCX or TIFF 
- TIFF file format now supports TIFF6 Specifications for
  tiled images, 12 bit, 16bit and floating bit images
- Updated Graphic Libraries, improved performance
- Added a Enhanced Thumbnail Print utility (Sensational)
- Enhanced Thumbnail Printing from the Gallery
- Improved Gallery access speed
- Added ESC Key interrupt to Gallery Full Screen Viewing


VistaVue 2.0

OVERALL:
- Additions & Enhancements  (Name changed from VISTA)
- Image load speed increased by 5x
- Always on Top is now user definable 
- When full screen is active, the right mouse button activates the print dialog.
- Registration Screen appears only once every 12 hours during the 15 day trial period and every 15 minutes after the trial period.
- Added a dialog box and cancel option when printing
- Printer routine has been optimized
- A image can be loaded from the command line, works with associations.  i.e.  VISTA c:\image.jpg
- The thumbnail viewer can be invoked directly upon startup by adding a /T on the command line. i.e. VISTA /T
- Pressing ESC is the same as selecting Close or Cancel and will exit you from a selection or menu.
- Pressing Enter is the same as selecting OK.
- Added support for 8-bit Fixed Palette Optimization
- A new (Professional) setup program has been added
- A uninstall utility has been added


MAIN VIEWER:
- Background color is user definable & stored
- A thumbnail Image Gallery was added to the file open dialog box
- File menu now displays the last 4 active files in the menu.
- Save Wallpaper feature added to File Menu, automatically creates & displays instant wallpaper files from the active image
- Added Resample by Resolution  640 x 480 up to 1600 x 1200 to the resample menu
- Added 5 user definable tabs to the open file dialog, used to instantly change a directory
- The last directory accessed is automatically stored and recalled each time the file open /save dialog box is accessed
- Luminance control has been enlarged & the control response has been improved.
- Added support for the Kodak PCD file format. (Read Only )
- Added buttons Cascade & Tile windows to the menu bar
- Added support for a user definable Run (Shellout) button for launching the active window into your favorite paint program.
- Added support for active window file reload from disk


THUMBNAIL Viewer:
- The Thumbnail viewer can now be accessed directly from the File Menu by pressing Ctrl+T.
- Enhanced the thumbnail viewer and made it user definable in size & appearance.
- Added 3 store & recall tabs used to hold user defined thumbnail settings
- Added a floating thumbnail menu, activated by clicking the right mouse button when in the thumbnail window
- Viewer size can be cycled through the 3 user defined settings by doubling clicking the active view window.
 

GALLERY:
- Added a Image thumbnail gallery that displays thumbnails of a directory or selection of files.
- User definable in size and appearance
- Added 3 store & recall tabs used to hold user defined thumbnail settings
- Supports Drag & Drop from File Manager
- Can be run from the thumbnail viewer and used a quick browser for file manager drag & drops
- Drop a single file of any type and the gallery displays all graphic images in that directory
- Drop multiple files and the gallery displays only those images highlighted
- Double click an image and it is loaded into the current viewer
- Thumbnails can be printed 
- One or multiple thumbnails can be selected and then viewed as full screen images while in the gallery
- The gallery load can be interrupt by pressing ESC
- Thumbnails are displayed as they are loaded.



VISTA 1.2
- Additional error trapping during class conversions & pasting have been added.

- The file compression switch now default to on.  Many formats, including
  GIF require file compression.  When file compression is on, the
  image's default compression mode is automatically selected.

- The print capture utility has been removed from the viewer program
  and now resides as a standalone utility (VISTAPRN.EXE).

 - VISTA Print Capture now outputs in 5 image formats.

 - VISTA Print Capture can be activated by Sendkeys or a Ascii text file.
          
 - The Setup program now offers a choice of installing either the Viewer, 
   Print Capture or both.  Setup will automatically remove the old VISTA
   print driver (VISTA=VFPRINT,C:\VISTA\VISTA.exe,15,45) from WIN.INI .



VISTA 1.1
- Enhanced error checking routines



VISTA 1.0a

	- Modified setup to install most VISTA files to the application
	  directory.

	- Added a detailed readme.txt file

	- Included a complete VISTA file summary

Note:	 Version 1.0 users can remove all VISTA VBX & DLL files marked (++)
	 from their windows\system directory.  



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                         VistaVue Bug Fixes History
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VistaVue 3.0

- Fixed Toolbar last positioning and recall error


VistaVue 2.2

- Fixed PCD File Access error
- Fixed File Manager Search / Association run error
- Fixed Registration 15 day message error



VistaVue 2.0a

- The error "Type-Mismatch" on startup due to international date differences has been fixed.



VistaVue 2.0

- Corrected a print problem with the HP DESKJET 500 & 550C printers.



VISTA 1.2
- Control now returns directly back to VISTA, not program manager
  when exiting the registration notice.



VISTA 1.1
- Resolved "File not Found" error when loading a file from a drive other then the VISTA default.



VISTA 1.0a

	- Fixed status display error (Page 1 of 0) when viewing 
	  non DCX multi-page files. 






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                         VistaVue File Information
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VistaVue  Version 3.0
File information
Dated: 10-24-95

Filename	Target			Description			Size		Date

commdlg.dll 	Windows\System		A dynamic Link Library		97,936		11/11/93
hiffl.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic File Formats	8,320		08/16/95
hilconv.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic Conversions	42,848		08/16/95
hilenh.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic Enhancement	47,696		08/16/95
hilimmgr.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic Mem Mngt.		61,152		08/16/95
hilxform.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic Transformation	50,608		08/16/95
iffbmp.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic BMP 		20,064		08/16/95
iffeps.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic EPS .		13,376		08/16/95
iffhcut.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic HaloCut		12,480		08/16/95
iffjpeg.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic JPEG		78,688		08/16/95
iffpcd.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic Kodak PCD		11,856		08/16/95
iffpcx.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic PCX		15,200		08/16/95
iffpict.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Apple Pict			20,256		08/16/95
iffras.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic SUN Raster		16,096		08/16/95
ifftga.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic Targa		15,168		08/16/95
iffgif.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic Gif		18,528		08/16/95
ifftiff.dll	Application Dir		DLL, Graphic Tiff		111,184		08/16/95
iffflat.dll     Application Dir         DLL, Graphic Flat File  	 26,696         08/16/95
pcdlib.dll 	Application Dir		DLL, Kodak PCD			148,480		03/25/94
twain.dll	Windows\System		Twain DLL			22,944		03/11/92
hacscan.exe	Application Dir		Twain Support File		47,328		08/16/95
vista.exe	Application Dir		VistaVue Main Executable	641,648		12/12/95
vista.hlp	Application Dir		VistaVue Help			741,040		12/12/95
vista.ini	Windows			VistaVue INI			2,629		12/12/95
cmdialog.vbx	Windows\System		A dynamic Link Library		18,688		04/28/93
msmasked.vbx	Windows\System		VB Common Library		30,288		04/28/93
spin.vbx	Windows\System		VB Common Library		22,528		04/28/93
threed.vbx	Windows\System		VB Common Library		64,432		07/17/93
fmdrop1.vbx	Application Dir		Drag & Drop Lib			10,032		08/12/94
hgc.vbx		Application Dir		Graphic Gallery Lib.		104,336		08/16/95
hic.vbx		Application Dir		Graphic Lib.			103,232		08/16/95
hac.vbx		Application Dir		Graphic Lib.			38,488		08/16/95
mciwndx.vbx	Application Dir		MCI Lib.			54,272		11/19/93

ssdocktb.vbx	Application Dir		Toolbar Lib.			95,680		10/07/94
ssformfx.vbx	Application Dir		FormControl Lib.		62,288		10/07/94
ssidxtab.vbx	Application Dir		Index Tab Lib.			61,888		10/07/94

clipnprt.exe	Application Dir		Clipnprt Main Executable	102,682		08/06/95
clipnprt.ini	Windows\System		Clipnprt INI.			29		08/06/95
clipnprt.hlp	Application Dir		Clipnprt Help.			155,642		08/06/95


VistaVue  Version 3.0
INI File information
Dated: 10-24-95


* VistaVue Configuration File
* This file is maintained automatically by VistaVue, do not change manually

Legends:
	Sw = Screen width in pixels x 15
	Sh = Screen width in pixels x 15


[Window_Main]		Main Viewer Window Options
FloatingLeft=0		Upper left position of Main Window, Min = 0, Max = Sw
FloatingTop=0		Upper top position of Main Window, Min = 0, Max = Sh
Width=9720		Main Window width, Min = 200, Max = Sw
Height=7320		Main Window height, Min = 550, Max = Sh
WinState=2		Window State, 0 = normal, 1 = minimized,  2 = maximized
Icon_On_Top=-1		When -1, the main viewer icon will always appear on top
File1=			The file name and path of the last accessed file
File2=			"
File3=			"
File4=			"
Shell=			The name of the program assigned to the RUN (Shellout) command
FixedPalette=		When -1 the 8-bit palette optimization is enabled, 0 = disabled
			This option has no effect on 16 &24 bit video systems


[Window_Image1]	Window #1 used to display a image
FloatingLeft=0		Upper left position of Main Window, Min = 0, Max = Sw
FloatingTop=0		Upper top position of Main Window, Min = 0, Max = Sh
Width=3195		Image Window width, Min = 200, Max = Sw
Height=5880		Image Window height, Min = 550, Max = Sh
WinState=0		Window State, 0 = normal, 1 = minimized,  2 = maximized
BackColor=12632256	Value used to assign a Background color, (to easily explain min/max, just set to 0 = black)


[Window_Image2]	Window #2 used to display a image
FloatingLeft=0		Upper left position of Main Window, Min = 0, Max = Sw
FloatingTop=0		Upper top position of Main Window, Min = 0, Max = Sh
Width=3195		Image Window width, Min = 200, Max = Sw
Height=5880		Image Window height, Min = 550, Max = Sh
WinState=0		Window State, 0 = normal, 1 = minimized,  2 = maximized
BackColor=12632256	Value used to assign a Background color, (to easily explain min/max, just set to 0 = black)


[Window_Image3]	Window #2 used to display a image
FloatingLeft=0		Upper left position of Main Window, Min = 0, Max = Sw
FloatingTop=0		Upper top position of Main Window, Min = 0, Max = Sh
Width=3195		Image Window width, Min = 200, Max = Sw
Height=5880		Image Window height, Min = 550, Max = Sh
WinState=0		Window State, 0 = normal, 1 = minimized,  2 = maximized
BackColor=12632256	Value used to assign a Background color, (to easily explain min/max, just set to 0 = black)


[Window_Convert]	Conversion window dialog
FloatingLeft=255	Upper left position of the dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen
FloatingTop=1410	Upper top position of the dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen


[Window_Filter]		Filter window dialog
FloatingLeft=240	Upper left position of the dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen
FloatingTop=1140	Upper top position of the dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen


[Window_Luminance]	Luminance window dialog
FloatingLeft=330	Upper left position of the dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen
FloatingTop=1125	Upper top position of the dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen
Refresh=-1		When -1 the image will update each time a value is changed, when 0 you must press apply to update image


[Window_Resample]	Resample window dialog
FloatingLeft=330	Upper left position of the dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen
FloatingTop=1080	Upper top position of the dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen


[Window_Open]		Open/Save file dialog box
FloatingLeft=1080	Upper left position of the dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen
FloatingTop=1275	Upper top position of the dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen
Preview=0		-1 turns file preview on, 0 turns the preview off
dir=			Directory location of the last file accessed
Tab0=			Directory location stored in Tab 1
Tab1=			Directory location stored in Tab 2
Tab2=			Directory location stored in Tab 3
Tab3=			Directory location stored in Tab 4
Tab4=			Directory location stored in Tab 5
TabDes0=		The directory name automatically assigned to Tab #1, ie.  C:\AOL\Download  displays as DOWNLOAD
TabDes1=		" Tab 2 
TabDes2			" Tab 3=
TabDes3=		" Tab 4
TabDes4=		" Tab 5


[Window_Thumb]	Thumbnail Viewer options
FloatingLeft=1170	Upper left position of the thumbnail viewer, Min/Max = any position on the screen
FloatingTop=2550	Upper top position of the thumbnail viewer, Min/Max = any position on the screen
Active=-1		When -1 the Thumbnail Viewer option is checked and the viewer will appear when the main viewer is 				minimized.  When 0, the viewer can only be activated by selecting Thumbnail (File Menu) or pressing Ctrl-T.
MnuFormatLeft=3510	Upper left position of the format dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen
MnuFormatTop=690	Upper top position of the format box, Min/Max = any position on the screen
Tab1_Size=80		Size in pixels of the thumbnail viewer assigned to tab 1, Min = 71, Max = 407
Tab1_Color=12632256	Value used to assign a Background color, (to easily explain min/max, just set to 0 = black)
Tab1_Name=Small	User defined name max 8 characters assigned to the tab
Tab1_Top=0		When -1 the thumbnail will always appear on top, 0 = normal state, (ppear only when selected)
Tab2_Size=121		Same settings as tab 1
Tab2_Color=12632256	"
Tab2_Name=Regular	"
Tab2_Top=-1		"
Tab3_Size=300		Same settings as tab 1
Tab3_Color=12632256	"
Tab3_Name=Large	"
Tab3_Top=-1		"
Window_Size=2		Defines the initial tab settings to load when activated, 1=tab1  2=tab2  3=tab3


[File_Toolbar]		Contains the commands : New, Open, Save, Close
DockStatus=0		Determines the docked status of the toolbar: 0=top, 1=left, 2=bottom, 3=right, 4=none floating
DockRank=0		Sets the order in which the toolbar is placed above or below other toolbars (Min/Max is auto set)
DockRankSeq=0		Sets the order in which the toolbar is placed in relation to the other toolbars (Min/Max is auto set)
FloatingLeft=4590	The upper left position of the toolbar, valid only when DockStatus = 4
FloatingTop=4620	The upper right position of the toolbar, valid only when DockStatus = 4
FloatingWidthInBtns=2	Determines the width of the toolbar in number of buttons when the toolbar is floating. (auto set),
			valid only when DockStatus = 4

[Edit_Toolbar]		Contains the commands: Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo
DockStatus=0		Same as above File_Toolbar
DockRank=0		"
DockRankSeq=1		"
FloatingLeft=3855	"
FloatingTop=2340	"
FloatingWidthInBtns=2	"


[View_Toolbar]		Contains the commands: Zoom-In, Zoom-Out, Full Screen Preview, Zoom Page Width, Zoom 100%,
			Page Up, Page Down, Cascade Windows, Tile Windows
DockStatus=0		Same as above File_Toolbar
DockRank=0		"
DockRankSeq=2		"
FloatingLeft=7905	"
FloatingTop=3840	"
FloatingWidthInBtns=3	"


[Run_Toolbar]		Contains the commands: Run , Reload
DockStatus=0		Same as above File_Toolbar
DockRank=0		"
DockRankSeq=3		"
FloatingLeft=7905	"
FloatingTop=3840	"
FloatingWidthInBtns=3	"


[Gallery]		Image Gallery Options
FloatingLeft=45		Upper left position of the Gallery, Min/Max = any position on the screen
FloatingTop=45		Upper top position of the Gallery, Min/Max = any position on the screen
MnuFloatingLeft=3225	Upper left position of the Gallery Menu, Min/Max = any position on the screen
MnuFloatingTop=1290	Upper top position of the Gallery Menu, Min/Max = any position on the screen

The 0 in the following settings refers to Gallery Tab #1
0FormatCellStyle=0	Format of the thumbnail cell: 0=Gray 3D in, 1=Gray 3D Out, 2=Simple Frame, 3=None
0FormatTitleAlign=0	Title position under the cell: 
				0 = Bottom Left Justified
				1 = Bottom Centered
				2 = Bottom Right Justified
				3 = Top lEft Justified
				4 = Top Centered
				5 = Top Righr Justified
0FormatTitleStyle=0	Format of the title style: 0=File Name, 1=Index No., 2=None
0FormatSelColor=0	Color of the box that appears when a cell is selected
0SizeHeight=460		Defines the overall Gallery dialog height in Pizels, Min = 460, Max = 2200
0SizeWidth=460		Defines the overall Gallery dialog width in Pizels, Min = 460, Max = 2200
0SizeSpacing=0		Defines the gap between cells in pixels, Min =0, Max = 25
0SizeRatio=-1		When -1 the x & y size ratios are calculated proportionately, 0 = independent x & y movement
0SizeRefresh=0		When -1 the gallery is automatically refreshed when a size changes, If 0 then refresh is manual
0SizeName=Tab #1	The user defined name attached to a gallery tab

The 1 in the following settings refers to Gallery Tab #2
1FormatCellStyle=0	Same as Tab #1 above
1FormatTitleAlign=1	"
1FormatTitleStyle=0	"
1FormatSelColor=0	"
1SizeHeight=1090	"
1SizeWidth=1090	"
1SizeSpacing=0		"
1SizeRatio=-1		"
1SizeRefresh=0		"
1SizeName=Tab #2	"

The 2 in the following settings refers to Gallery Tab #3
2FormatCellStyle=0	Same as Tab #1 above
2FormatTitleAlign=0	"
2FormatTitleStyle=0	"
2FormatSelColor=0	"
2SizeHeight=1900	"
2SizeWidth=1900	"
2SizeSpacing=0		"
2SizeRatio=-1		"
2SizeRefresh=0		"
2SizeName=Tab #3	"
Window_Size=0		Defines the initial tab settings to load when activated, 0=tab1  1=tab2  2=tab3


[Wallpaper]		The dialog box for creating automatic wallpaper from an active image
FloatingLeft=615		Upper left position of the wallpaper dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen
FloatingTop=1455	Upper top position of the wallpaper dialog box, Min/Max = any position on the screen
colors=1			Number of colors to automatically convert to: 0 = 16 colors, 1=256 colors, 2 = none
refresh=-1		When -1 the newly created wall paper is written to the WIN.INI file and activated, 0=no change to WIN.INI


[mci]			Stores the MCI Player Parameters
01=			Locations 1 to 25 for stored MCI file locations
02=
03=
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05=
06=
07=
08=
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10=
11=
12=
13=
14=
15=
16=
17=
18=
19=
20=
21=
22=
23=
24=
25=
FloatingLeft=0		Upper Left position of the MCI Player
FloatingTop=0		Upper top position of the MCI Player


